Japan's core consumer price index fell 2.3% year-on-year in September

Tokyo, October 30 (Xinhua) Japan General Affairs province 30th released data show that the removal of large price changes in fresh food, this September, the Japanese core consumer price index was 100.2, down 2.3% year-on-year, 7 consecutive months down. According to the report of the General Affairs Province, in September this year, 9 of the 10 major projects that comprise the core consumer price index of Japan fell, and the larger price drop was the hydro-gas, communications, furniture, household items and cultural entertainment, down 9.1%, 6.1%, 3.5% and 3.2% respectively.　　Only education was up 0.9% per cent year-on-year.　　According to the data, the core consumer price index rose by 0.1% in September compared with last month.　　The central consumer Price index for the 23 districts of Tokyo This October was 99.6, down 2.2% from a year earlier, and 0.1% per cent in the chain, the Ministry reported. The main reason why the core consumer price index continued to fall sharply in September was that the relative costs of energy and car-related costs, cultural and recreational tourism, and so on were significantly lower. Since the financial crisis, Japan's price level has continued to decline, has sparked concern about the Japanese economy facing deflation risk.